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occasion of washington's birthday. every year since 1896, the united states senate has selected one of its members to read it aloud. in legislative session in honor of washington's birthday. but it was not the duty can of memory that moved the congress in 1868 that passed the holiday law to provide uniform annual observances of certain legal public holidays on monday. by creating more three-day weekends congress hoped to quote bring substantial benefits to the spiritual and the economic life of the nation, end quote. but what it accomplished is to turn a holiday into a vacation and eventually for many americans, a day for bargain hunting. washington's birthday is now celebrated on the third monday of february and never on february 22nd. as a grateful nation enjoys the spiritual and economic benefits of washington's birthday mattress day sales. so far are we from remembering the father of the country, many of us will observe presidents' day with a further confusion if we are honoring only washington and his fellow febru
occasion of washington's birthday. every year since 1896, the united states senate has selected one of its members to read it aloud. in legislative session in honor of washington's birthday. but it was not the duty can of memory that moved the congress in 1868 that passed the holiday law to provide uniform annual observances of certain legal public holidays on monday. by creating more three-day weekends congress hoped to quote bring substantial benefits to the spiritual and the economic life of...
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wrong to be sure, but trying to draw washington in now. washington was cautious. the fact of the matter is, at this particular moment, he could not trust his army. could not trust his army. but there was one thing that washington did know, that general's made plan but the line officers, lieutenant, captains, majors, men in actual command who control the troops. so he in conjunction with his staff, colonel brooks, who later by the way becomes governor of our commonwealth, so he, colonel brooks' secretary, jonathan trumbull begin to play out a plan and the plan that is they will call all of these officers together, that is the lieutenants, the captains and the majors, and speak to them directly. they must also prepare an address, a speech. several days now spent in writing what is probably the most important speech ever given in american history. all in secret because, of course, washington's already announced that he's not coming to the meeting. noon, saturday, 15th of march, about 300 officers crowd into the temple of virtue. building, by the way, reconstruction b
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i'm to talk to washington as an exemplary president. i guess one way he was exemplary was he didn't take interns to the white house pool. slaves either. but i think he had three achievements. three very important things that he did which i want to talk about. and the first of those is that he did everything for the first time. when he was inaugurated, first inaugurated in april 1789, there were very few precedents to guide there hadn't been many republics in the human history and in almost all of them had been small. they had been city, states, ancient world, renaissance, there were suisse cannons, the one republic that had grown large was rome. but that had become the roman empire. so that example was not very encouraging. washington did have a guideline. he had the constitution. he was very familiar with that because he had been the presiding officer of the constitutional convention in 1787. he had attended every session, heard every argument. he followeding t ing thing th i the ratification debate very closely. he had the federalist
i'm to talk to washington as an exemplary president. i guess one way he was exemplary was he didn't take interns to the white house pool. slaves either. but i think he had three achievements. three very important things that he did which i want to talk about. and the first of those is that he did everything for the first time. when he was inaugurated, first inaugurated in april 1789, there were very few precedents to guide there hadn't been many republics in the human history and in almost all...
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washington. a wise people behaves like a shovel full of dirt or a spritz of water tamping down the partisan. of course thus american politics becomes a less than candid competition to appear above politics. having made explicit his theme of public opinion, washington declares that of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion, morality are indispensable supports, calling these the great pillars of human happiness, washington makes a case for political as well as pious attention to them. he concludes the way to foster religion and morality is through education. the first positive command or prescription of the address states promote then as an object of primary importance institutions important the general diffusion of knowledge. washington anticipates no conflict between religion, morality, and enlightenment. the next rule of conduct is to cherish public credit. follows signed advice on debt and taxation. although the execution of these maxims belongs to the elec
washington. a wise people behaves like a shovel full of dirt or a spritz of water tamping down the partisan. of course thus american politics becomes a less than candid competition to appear above politics. having made explicit his theme of public opinion, washington declares that of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion, morality are indispensable supports, calling these the great pillars of human happiness, washington makes a case for political as well...
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washington in attendance and the senate concludes its debate and gives its advice, but as washington leaves the room the door keeper overhears him say he would be damned before he came there again. and no president ever has. some presidents have asked for written advice on treaties from the senate. wise presidents may consult informally with powerful senators, but no president has ever gone himself to the senate to ask for their advice. and this is just one example of dozens, dozens of could he none drums drums that faced washington that he had to face because it was the first time. he did it very judiciously. the second thing he did, something that every present has to do, he had to navigate the politics of his administration, which for him is the politics of the early and mid 1790s. and they were as savage as american politics has ever been. now consider his first cabinet. the first secretary of state is thomas jefferson. the first treasury secretary is alexander hamilton. the first secretary of war is henry knox and the most important offstage advisor is representative james madis
washington in attendance and the senate concludes its debate and gives its advice, but as washington leaves the room the door keeper overhears him say he would be damned before he came there again. and no president ever has. some presidents have asked for written advice on treaties from the senate. wise presidents may consult informally with powerful senators, but no president has ever gone himself to the senate to ask for their advice. and this is just one example of dozens, dozens of could he...
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which is a washington-based book. why three books on george washington? >> guest: because he is the best. because he i the most important. and everybody knew it. everybody in this lifetime knew and it they all said so, and even when they became his opponents, politically, as madison and jefferson did, they still had to acknowledge his services. and what he had done. and what he did when he died henry lee, famously said, first in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen. he won the revolution. then he was the first president. got the new government up and running. then the third thing he did was after those two things, he went home, which is not universal among revolutionary leaders. washington intersects the early career of napoleon. napoleon is just starting. washington dies in 1799 so they overlap. their careers just overlap. and when napoleon was on st. helena after it had all come to smash, he was saying they expected me to become another washington. kind of bitterly. well, you could have. but you chose not to. washington chose to do
which is a washington-based book. why three books on george washington? >> guest: because he is the best. because he i the most important. and everybody knew it. everybody in this lifetime knew and it they all said so, and even when they became his opponents, politically, as madison and jefferson did, they still had to acknowledge his services. and what he had done. and what he did when he died henry lee, famously said, first in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen....
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and washington was up against the first team here. and the question was, how could his forces stand against such a formidable adversary? experience compared with what the american leaders had had. he worked on a system of changing the tactics in the continental army. he began to use artillery. there was a lot of artillery available. it could be taken from ships in philadelphia. the continental army developed a much larger ratio of artillery to infantry than was the indication with the british and hessian forces. and all of this -- the artillery was used up front in the way the german army used some of their artillery in the second world war. what it was meant to do is stabilize and support the inexperienced american infantry and the man at the center of that was the book seller henry knox who taught himself about artillery from the books in his own bookstore. and all of this was put to work. and then washington's counsels began to get news from the intelligence networks that there was an opportunity in new jersey. the opportunity was
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that's one of the uses of washington and the continuing use of washington because it's such a potent claim for citizenship, that's one reason to use it. in terms of dramatic shifts in the political terrain, you know, i mean -- i might be speaking flassfamy, but to me in comparison to other nations, the united states has not had such dramatic changes even in the last century during which this tradition was developed. i think that the 1960's it was not so much of a closing down of a system but of a sense that there was such a desperate need to highlight causes that people turn to radical tactics. nixon had many thoughts. i'm not saying he was -- you know, but he was not the whole political system. there was the opportunity to testify. there were movements in congress, there were still vote, there were many other things. i think it was the spirit of the time between the civil rights movement and the anti-vietnam war movement that made people after working so hard on so many issues and try sog many things and seeing things that didn't change they were like, we're going to try other thing
that's one of the uses of washington and the continuing use of washington because it's such a potent claim for citizenship, that's one reason to use it. in terms of dramatic shifts in the political terrain, you know, i mean -- i might be speaking flassfamy, but to me in comparison to other nations, the united states has not had such dramatic changes even in the last century during which this tradition was developed. i think that the 1960's it was not so much of a closing down of a system but of...
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we have the ability now to have virtual marches on washington. and all those methods are available to yourself. you see. and some of then are about creating bonds of some darety together. if i look at the pictures i took when i went to pro choice rallies, part of it is about reunions with my friends from college. that's a common thing people do. they come from all over the country, and they see their friends. and they're reminded of their past and their future political lives. and then other people come, you know, and you see others, and you're like, wow, this is amazing. everyone always tells me these stories of how i came -- whether it's the march on washington or jobs or freedom or this or that march, i came all the way from here, and i just ran into this person. i hadn't seen them in years. and that's small politics, maybe. but it's big politics when it
we have the ability now to have virtual marches on washington. and all those methods are available to yourself. you see. and some of then are about creating bonds of some darety together. if i look at the pictures i took when i went to pro choice rallies, part of it is about reunions with my friends from college. that's a common thing people do. they come from all over the country, and they see their friends. and they're reminded of their past and their future political lives. and then other...
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i mean, that's clearly -- was one of the early uses of washington, and a continuing use of washington. so -- because it's such a potent place to claim citizenship, that's one reason to use it. but in terms of, you know, dramatic shifts in the political train, you know -- i mean, i know i might be speaking blasphemy. to me, in comparison to other countries, the united states has not had such a dramatic changes, even in the last century, during which this tradition developed. i think the 1960s, it was not so much of a closing down of a system, but of a sense that there was such a desperate need to highlight causes that people turn to more radical tactics. i mean, nixon had many faults, and i'm not saying he was, you know -- but he was not the whole political system. there was still the opportunity to testify. there was still movements in congress. there were still votes. there were still many other things. i think it was the spirit of the time between the civil rights movement and the vietnam -- anti vietnam war movement that made people, after working so hard on so many issues and tryi
i mean, that's clearly -- was one of the early uses of washington, and a continuing use of washington. so -- because it's such a potent place to claim citizenship, that's one reason to use it. but in terms of, you know, dramatic shifts in the political train, you know -- i mean, i know i might be speaking blasphemy. to me, in comparison to other countries, the united states has not had such a dramatic changes, even in the last century, during which this tradition developed. i think the 1960s,...
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washington in the very same way. i knew very little about washington to the i had heard of course that he had shot down a cherry tree, which he didn't, and i had heard that he wore a wig which he didn't come and i heard that he had wooden teeth, which he didn't. so i found out very quickly the things i thought i knew about george washington were absolutely not any of them cracked. so as i began the book which i described as csis meets the biography channel coming and you will see why as we go along, it has been a treat for me to replace all of those myths with the facts about george washington. the premise of the book is did george washington really look like his image on the 1 dollar bill? win mount vernon did some research and found that most americans would describe this image of george washington taken from the portrait as old, boring and grumpy come in and of course they realized they were going to have to change their way of looking at the father of our country. they devised a plan in which they would create th
washington in the very same way. i knew very little about washington to the i had heard of course that he had shot down a cherry tree, which he didn't, and i had heard that he wore a wig which he didn't come and i heard that he had wooden teeth, which he didn't. so i found out very quickly the things i thought i knew about george washington were absolutely not any of them cracked. so as i began the book which i described as csis meets the biography channel coming and you will see why as we go...
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about washington. did he head to mount vernon? surprised -- he took it pretty seriously. when he laid the cornerstone, the capital as president it was a masonic ceremonies and he wore his masonic paper. washington was a very dramatic man. he loves plays in the theater. he would go to any performance if there was anything being done. shakespeare, some farce, puppet shows. he would go to see it. he loved the theater and was very theatrical. this was a man he designed his own uniforms all his life. he knew his physical presentation was part of his leadership. masonry has rituals. it was part of it. masonry puts on a show. this was a time when christian worship is very simple. washington is an angry episcopalian. this is for the anglo catholic revival so anglicanism is relatively bareboned saying. that was part of the attraction for a while. >> host: new jersey, you are on booktv. brian lamb doing a lot. semi retirement. >> we all appreciate what brian was able to do. in a very still freeway. very concerne
about washington. did he head to mount vernon? surprised -- he took it pretty seriously. when he laid the cornerstone, the capital as president it was a masonic ceremonies and he wore his masonic paper. washington was a very dramatic man. he loves plays in the theater. he would go to any performance if there was anything being done. shakespeare, some farce, puppet shows. he would go to see it. he loved the theater and was very theatrical. this was a man he designed his own uniforms all his...
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which he accepted and he served washington until one day, at headquarters, washington was going up the stairs, colonel hamilton was coming down the stairs, the commander in chief said to the colonel, colonel, i wish to see you immediately, the colonel responded, i'll be with you in a few minutes, sir. not the right answer to the commander in chief. washington turned on hamilton, berated him in front of his fellow officers, hamilton then resigned as secretary, returned to the army and later distinguished himself at the battle of yorktown, which brought him back to some degree in washington's good graces. hamilton then left the army and was a congressman from new york. so hamilton then is given the assignment of addressing washington. i doubt that anyone really expected that general washington would join in any plot, but at the same time, they needed to test him out. how did he feel? hamilton warned washington that the army was on the brink of mutiny. he suggested to washington that the general might wish to control, direct the turret was his expression. he also went on to write somethin
which he accepted and he served washington until one day, at headquarters, washington was going up the stairs, colonel hamilton was coming down the stairs, the commander in chief said to the colonel, colonel, i wish to see you immediately, the colonel responded, i'll be with you in a few minutes, sir. not the right answer to the commander in chief. washington turned on hamilton, berated him in front of his fellow officers, hamilton then resigned as secretary, returned to the army and later...
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and lincoln or maybe lincoln and washington. but they share those top two spots somehow. >> they are just not selling. >> and you can work with that, too, can you? thank you very much. i want to thank our panel for a very interesting, lively discussion can. i should mention that steve hayward's book is being sold in the lobby. thank you for coming. happy george washington's birthday. [ applause ] >>> next is the united states senates annual reading of president george washington's farewell address. this dates back to 1862. each year, the senate chooses two people to read it. this year senator jeanne shaheen read the address. this is 40 minutes. >> washington's farewell address to the people of the united states. friends and fellow citizens, the period for a new election of a citizen to administer the executive government of the united states being not far distant and the time arrived when your thoughts must be employed in designating the person who is to be clothed with that important trust, it appears to me proper especially as
and lincoln or maybe lincoln and washington. but they share those top two spots somehow. >> they are just not selling. >> and you can work with that, too, can you? thank you very much. i want to thank our panel for a very interesting, lively discussion can. i should mention that steve hayward's book is being sold in the lobby. thank you for coming. happy george washington's birthday. [ applause ] >>> next is the united states senates annual reading of president george...
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the washington redskins made it official. >> the washington redskins select robert griffin iii. >> new face of the franchise will be in town today. one day after the was picked in the nfl draft. one of the worst kept secrets in nfl history has done nothing to dim support. >> not a lot of drama. the excitement begins. jummy olabanji joins us in ashburn with a look at the draft day excitement. >> good morning. excitement is exactly the right word to use this morning. and you know, people are excited. they have the robert griffin iii merchandise out for sale this morning. selling out. flying off the shelves. yesterday, last night, as soon as the draft started, everyone saw him walk on the stage in the blue suit after his name was called. that cheers erupted. rg3 could be heard. folks were excited in our area. the big draft party was going on at fedex field. thousands of people were there buying merchandise and celebrating with one another. robert griffin iii knows that he has work to do as soon as he gets in washington. abc 7's director tim brandt asked him how he feels about having one o
the washington redskins made it official. >> the washington redskins select robert griffin iii. >> new face of the franchise will be in town today. one day after the was picked in the nfl draft. one of the worst kept secrets in nfl history has done nothing to dim support. >> not a lot of drama. the excitement begins. jummy olabanji joins us in ashburn with a look at the draft day excitement. >> good morning. excitement is exactly the right word to use this morning. and...
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. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> good morning, washington. it's tuesday, april 24. i am cynne simpson. >> i am steve chenevey. we start with traffic and weather every ten minutes. lisa baden in a moment but first meteorologist adam caskey. >> a very cold start to our tuesday morning, in the 30's and low 40's. will drop another few degrees before sunrise. 39 in leesburg, 40 in warrenton, 39 in woodbrige and centreville, 43 and chesapeake beach, 40 in bethesda along with northwest washington. it could be a little breezy today, west wind at 10-20. warmer than yesterday, right at 60 degrees with a splash of sunshine. a mixture of sun and clouds throughout the day if. even warmer tomorrow. we will talk about that coming up. >> we are happy campers, along the maryland side of town, including 70 between hagerstown and baltimore, 270 day starting to wake up out of frederick into montgomery county. looks good on the beltway in montgomery and prince george's county if.
. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> good morning, washington. it's tuesday, april 24. i am cynne simpson. >> i am steve chenevey. we start with traffic and weather every ten minutes. lisa baden in a moment but first meteorologist adam caskey. >> a very cold start to our tuesday morning, in the 30's and low 40's. will drop another few degrees before sunrise. 39 in leesburg, 40 in warrenton, 39 in woodbrige and centreville, 43...
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and the worst of it happened when a large part of washington's army was surrounded at fort washington, which was at the northern tip of manhattan. washington was across the hudson river in new jersey watching as that army was defeated and forced to surrender and then worse than that, after the men surrendered particularly those riflemen who had been shooting the officers of the british forces, a good many of those riflemen were beaten up and some of them were put to the sword as washington watched helplessly from the other side of the hudson. washington irving, who wrote one of the first and i think one of the best biographies interviewed the people that were there. they said washington burst into tears of helplessness and frustration. he had been responsible for that. it was his decision to defend that indefensible fort. and he began, and others around him, to wonder if this man was up to his job. and there were grave thoughts that maybe he would have to be replaced. and then he led his men in retreat across new jersey west toward pennsylvania, and he asked lieutenant monroe to
and the worst of it happened when a large part of washington's army was surrounded at fort washington, which was at the northern tip of manhattan. washington was across the hudson river in new jersey watching as that army was defeated and forced to surrender and then worse than that, after the men surrendered particularly those riflemen who had been shooting the officers of the british forces, a good many of those riflemen were beaten up and some of them were put to the sword as washington...
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while in washington in 1860, he was a frequent guest of benjamin taylor. he engaged rooms at the wormley's establishment on i street. in his book about his travels, he described wormley as thusly. i'm bound to say that my friend did well for me. i found myself put up at the house of one wormley, a colored man in i street to whose attention i can recommend any english man who may chance to watch porters in washington. i conceive myself to be greatly in luck. in 1863 when blacks were finally allowed to join in the battles of the war, james' brother, samu samuel, and two of his sons, had registered for the draft and served in the army. being the very first to enlist in the new d.c. regiment, william served with charles and john cook jr. as quoted in the tribune. as further evidence of the role the family played in abolition, james actively engaged in slave running. on a visit with governor seward, a correspondent wrote seward had comment that had he and james had spirited slaves down the james river on their schooner to freedom a year and a half prior to the
while in washington in 1860, he was a frequent guest of benjamin taylor. he engaged rooms at the wormley's establishment on i street. in his book about his travels, he described wormley as thusly. i'm bound to say that my friend did well for me. i found myself put up at the house of one wormley, a colored man in i street to whose attention i can recommend any english man who may chance to watch porters in washington. i conceive myself to be greatly in luck. in 1863 when blacks were finally...
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washington disliked him intensely. but gates was a powerful politician and he managed to get reinstated as the commander of the army at newburgh, without washington's consent. the congress simply appointed him, and sent him to newburgh telling general washington you may use him as you please. so general gates arrived to be the actual commander of the army, washington of course commander in chief. but gates being the general in charge at the encampment. the men in the encampment, of course, bored, not much to do, about 7,000 soldiers. there, they began to build their huts at a place called new windsor, the new windsor encampment. they built about 700 wooden huts, neatly laid out for the winter encampment. and there they took up their quarters. what do you do with an army in this kind of situation? you drill and drill and then you drill some more, you build more huts, you build roads, you have to keep them busy, but it wasn't working very well. so chaplain evans decided let us build a temple of virtue. in the middle of t
washington disliked him intensely. but gates was a powerful politician and he managed to get reinstated as the commander of the army at newburgh, without washington's consent. the congress simply appointed him, and sent him to newburgh telling general washington you may use him as you please. so general gates arrived to be the actual commander of the army, washington of course commander in chief. but gates being the general in charge at the encampment. the men in the encampment, of course,...
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shooting of a washington club member, phillip barton key. the son of francis scott key by daniel sickles. according to published sources, james retrieved key's withering body from the sidewalk and brought him inside. the prosecution of daniel sickles was handled by one member of the club, robert old, as the district attorney. the defense of sickles was handled by another member, edwin stanton. soon to be secretary of war under president lincoln. both of these men would figure prominently in james' life during and after the war. stanton regularly would be in contact with james while he served as a member of the cabinet. even subsequent to the war, they were involved in several business transactions. old on the other hand returned to virginia and served in the confederacy as the commissioner, a prisoner exchange for jefferson davis. during one of the negotiations conducted at fortress monroe, james accompanied the union delegation and prepared a special meal for his friend old for the negotiations. apparently upon seeing old, james commented i
shooting of a washington club member, phillip barton key. the son of francis scott key by daniel sickles. according to published sources, james retrieved key's withering body from the sidewalk and brought him inside. the prosecution of daniel sickles was handled by one member of the club, robert old, as the district attorney. the defense of sickles was handled by another member, edwin stanton. soon to be secretary of war under president lincoln. both of these men would figure prominently in...
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. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> the washington redskins select robert griffin iii. >> it is a moment redskins fans have been looking for too long time. robert griffin iii heading to washington today to get to work on a winning season. good morning, washington. it's friday, april 27. i am cynne simpson. >> i am steve chenevey. we begin with traffic and weather. adam caskey has a check on provide a forecast. it is gusty today. bright sunshine, a pretty nice friday overall despite the wind. let's look at the numbers right now. 44 in berkeley springs, 45 in winchester fox 59 the beltway in arlington and chevy chase, 48 in bowie. near 50 to kickstart our final day of the workweek. mid 60's for the high temperature. we will talk about the weekend rain coming up in a few minutes. right now, who looks like it will be late on saturday into saturday night. not a washout this weekend. >> in pretty good shape on the highway. beltway travel, interstate travel, just a little volume. 95 is good in and out of washington and baltimore. between fredericksburg and
. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> the washington redskins select robert griffin iii. >> it is a moment redskins fans have been looking for too long time. robert griffin iii heading to washington today to get to work on a winning season. good morning, washington. it's friday, april 27. i am cynne simpson. >> i am steve chenevey. we begin with traffic and weather. adam caskey has a check on provide a forecast. it is gusty...
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nazis. >> it was actually the disadvantage to the confederates that they picked washington, not washington, richmond as their capital and not something further south. >> that is problematic, and your readings don't have, richmond is chosen probably because virginia is so important. it's the home state of so many presidents, including washington. virginia is var large in terms of population. richmond has the iron work, which is one of the few centers of confederate industries, so it's of extraordinary political importance and that's one of the reasons why it sort of seals the deal. in retro spect, was it really such a good idea? no. but everyone early on thought the war would be short and weren't thinking these things through. >> going back to the whole size issue, i mean, i'm sure that the russians were aware that their country was huge, is there any evidence that southerners were like we have a large piece of real estate here if we can just survive? >> yeah and i think some of the newer scholars show there's more of a talk by some people, by some confederates early in the war and there's
nazis. >> it was actually the disadvantage to the confederates that they picked washington, not washington, richmond as their capital and not something further south. >> that is problematic, and your readings don't have, richmond is chosen probably because virginia is so important. it's the home state of so many presidents, including washington. virginia is var large in terms of population. richmond has the iron work, which is one of the few centers of confederate industries, so...
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good morning washington continues now. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> wake up, wake up, it is thursday, april 12, it will be a great day for baseball. thank for joining us this morning. >> we will begin with your traffic and weather every 10 minutes. let's check in with adam caskey after we go to lisa baden. >> it is a good morning on the beltway in virginia. nothing to report on 395 but a heavy volume of traffic, the usual stuff leaving edsall road but across the 14th street bridge and here we are on the bellboy at kenilworth avenue moving at this speed. >> into this afternoon, we will have a bit of a warm trend. yesterday was the low point all we could temperatures in the mid 50's and snow reported mixed in with light rain. back near 60's of today but we are on the upswing. 40 degrees right now and only 39 in shepard's town, west virginia generally upper 30's to low 40's. mere 60 and breezy with scattered clouds and 57 for the first pitch today. >> let's start this hour from prince george's county where police are on the scene of an officer-i
good morning washington continues now. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> wake up, wake up, it is thursday, april 12, it will be a great day for baseball. thank for joining us this morning. >> we will begin with your traffic and weather every 10 minutes. let's check in with adam caskey after we go to lisa baden. >> it is a good morning on the beltway in virginia. nothing to report on 395 but a heavy volume of traffic, the...
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shooting of a washington club member, phillip barton key. the son of francis scott key by daniel sickles. according to published sources, james retrieved key's withering body from the sidewalk and brought him inside. the prosecution of daniel sickles was handled by
shooting of a washington club member, phillip barton key. the son of francis scott key by daniel sickles. according to published sources, james retrieved key's withering body from the sidewalk and brought him inside. the prosecution of daniel sickles was handled by
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when the capital is moved to washington, d.c. and john adams comes down here to be president, we find, in fact, the environment in which this new white house is built, in which this new white house exists, is not that different in terms of the irony that exists there. now, the first irony is the fact that john adams from new england, a non-slave holder, is then followed by three presidents who are all slave holders -- jefferson, madison, an monroe. in addition, the district of columbia itself was infused with slavery and an african-american presence because this new capital of the nation after much negotiation is located between two slave states, virginia and maryland. so we put our nation's capital in the middle of a part of the country where slavery is embraced and encouraged. in addition, the district of columbia itself had a fairly active and large african-american community. in 1800, 25% of the population of this country -- of the city was african-american. they totaled a number of about 4,000 individuals, but about four-fif
when the capital is moved to washington, d.c. and john adams comes down here to be president, we find, in fact, the environment in which this new white house is built, in which this new white house exists, is not that different in terms of the irony that exists there. now, the first irony is the fact that john adams from new england, a non-slave holder, is then followed by three presidents who are all slave holders -- jefferson, madison, an monroe. in addition, the district of columbia itself...
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it wound up in washington. he checked into a hotel and then thought, what the hell am i going to do? so then that's when he decided to call me because i wasn't working for him. so i wasn't part of, you know, the whole structure at that time. and decided to come out and get me in los angeles. and i thought that was kind of it. you know, i picked him up and i never will forget, he's walking down the steps of the plane. he's got this little box. and i said, elvis, what's that? he says, my luggage. don't forget. this is a guy who never traveled and took care of things himself. back at that time if you were first class, they give you a little box with a wash rag and a toothpaste and maybe some mouth -- that was his luggage. he was traveling light. and so he had a home in los angeles on hillcrest drive, kind of part of beverly hills. and after elvis -- he did not want anyone to know where he was. i promised to take a couple of stewardesses home. so we had to drive them home and then we went to the house. and it was v
it wound up in washington. he checked into a hotel and then thought, what the hell am i going to do? so then that's when he decided to call me because i wasn't working for him. so i wasn't part of, you know, the whole structure at that time. and decided to come out and get me in los angeles. and i thought that was kind of it. you know, i picked him up and i never will forget, he's walking down the steps of the plane. he's got this little box. and i said, elvis, what's that? he says, my luggage....
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. >> it's july 31, 2009 in washington, d.c. and i have the honor and privilege to interview judge laurence silberman. tell me how derek bach got you to hawaii. >> i was going to clerk for a federal district judge in newark and come to a law firm in washington the following year. derek had recommended me to this federal judge. i was particularly interested in practicing labor law, and this federal judge had been roosevelt's labor counsel and it was well-known. his name is minden laurel, two weeks before i was to arrive as a law clerk, he died, which left me with a wife, two children, and no job for a year because my arrangement with the washington firm was the following year, and they had no opening immediately. derek found me in the library, i believe, at the business school where i was writing a paper, and asked whether i'd be willing to go to hawaii. the only other alternative at the time, which sort of interested me but not my wife, was helping the nigerians write their constitution. she did not want to bring two little chil
. >> it's july 31, 2009 in washington, d.c. and i have the honor and privilege to interview judge laurence silberman. tell me how derek bach got you to hawaii. >> i was going to clerk for a federal district judge in newark and come to a law firm in washington the following year. derek had recommended me to this federal judge. i was particularly interested in practicing labor law, and this federal judge had been roosevelt's labor counsel and it was well-known. his name is minden...
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discovery due to hit the washington area between 10:00 and 11:00. it will be piggybacking on top of a 747. that many had to be specially modified to carry the space shuttle discovery. a plane will fly about 100 miles ahead of it to make sure the path is clear for discovery as it heads here in washington. it will take a tour across the washington region through maryland, through virginia and you will also be able to see it in the district and then it will finally make its home at the udvar hazy center near dulles international airport. for people in florida, this is the enof of an era but here in washington, it is the beginning of a new one. >> it is bittersweet. a necessity a lot of people in the space program and we will miss this era. >> reporter: today's flight kicks off two days of events surrounding the kofi coming here. it will cull main ate with the official transfer ceremony at udvar hazy at 11:00 on thursday morning. now, some spots to see the flyover today, the best one is at udvar hazy from the parking lot which opens at 8:00 this morning
discovery due to hit the washington area between 10:00 and 11:00. it will be piggybacking on top of a 747. that many had to be specially modified to carry the space shuttle discovery. a plane will fly about 100 miles ahead of it to make sure the path is clear for discovery as it heads here in washington. it will take a tour across the washington region through maryland, through virginia and you will also be able to see it in the district and then it will finally make its home at the udvar hazy...
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"good morning washington" at 5:00 a.m. begins now. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> glad you are with us on this thursday morning. good morning, washington. its april 19, i am steve chenevey. >> i am cynne simpson. we want to get started with traffic and weather. first, meteorologist adam caskey. >> yesterday we put a little dent in the rainfall deficit of about 5 inches so far in 2012. we got about a quarter inch around the beltway and more than that in parts of the shenandoah valley. back to sunshine today. let's look at live super doppler 7 radar. the rain is on the eastern shore and moving out of the washington area. dry today, 49 right now and the district, 47 in leesburg, 50 in newington, 53 in chesapeake beach. we will start today with clouds. by 11:00 a.m. we will break out into a lot of sunshine and it will be a bright afternoon with a high near 70. i will have the extended forecast coming up. now to steve. >> restart with a look at 66 near the roosevelt bridge, moving nicely.
"good morning washington" at 5:00 a.m. begins now. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> glad you are with us on this thursday morning. good morning, washington. its april 19, i am steve chenevey. >> i am cynne simpson. we want to get started with traffic and weather. first, meteorologist adam caskey. >> yesterday we put a little dent in the rainfall deficit of about 5 inches so far in 2012. we got about a quarter inch...
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good morning washington at 5:00 begins now. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> good morning, washington. it's friday, april 27. i am steve chenevey. >> i am cynne simpson. glad you are joining us. we start with traffic and weather every ten minutes. lisa baden in a moment. first, adam caskey. >> it's going to be a breezy day. you will notice the wind. it is over 20 miles an hour out of the northwest by now. temperatures will be little below average.
good morning washington at 5:00 begins now. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> good morning, washington. it's friday, april 27. i am steve chenevey. >> i am cynne simpson. glad you are joining us. we start with traffic and weather every ten minutes. lisa baden in a moment. first, adam caskey. >> it's going to be a breezy day. you will notice the wind. it is over 20 miles an hour out of the northwest by now. temperatures will...
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he was not on the ballot in washington. nbc projected mitt romney as the winner in washington and maryland. wisconsin is still too close to call. it's interesting hearing mr. santorum's decisions in his speech. he is in part talking about president obama. talking about the issue of health reform. he goes directly to the issue of access to contraception. mr. santorum has gone at the media hard saying you're talking about contraception all the time. he's always the one bringing it up it's the only argument he made against health reform was a contraception related argument. in going after mr. romney, at the end there you heard mr. santorum in one of the best phrased portions of this ad-hoc speech comparing himself to ronald reagan when he fought a losing campaign to gerald ford. he's coming mitt romney to gerald ford who lost to jimmy carter. it's one thing to call yourself ronald reagan, it's another thing to call someone gerald ford as an insult. i thought interesting also is a choice of words and the way that mr. santorum t
he was not on the ballot in washington. nbc projected mitt romney as the winner in washington and maryland. wisconsin is still too close to call. it's interesting hearing mr. santorum's decisions in his speech. he is in part talking about president obama. talking about the issue of health reform. he goes directly to the issue of access to contraception. mr. santorum has gone at the media hard saying you're talking about contraception all the time. he's always the one bringing it up it's the...
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president obama thought he would do this when he came to washington. turn this inside out. >> to buttress your point, it had long been held on capitol hill that freshmen were there to be seen and not heard. in 1902, there were 42 freshmen that came in on the teddy roosevelt wave. they so quickly learned they were impotent that they formed a club called the tantalus club, an entertainment group that would entertain members of the press and other politicians. what they basically did was mocked their own powerlessness. to be fair, this group of freshmen is different. as the book details, they have had a lot of influence, i think more than the republican leadership had bargained on. by the end of it all, there were pretty much calling the shots. john boehner was more likely to follow the lead of the freshmen than the other way around. tavis: he called them a pain in my behind. is it really influence? you can have positive influence and negative influence. there are some who could argue that these guys have cost their party a great deal with their shenaniga
president obama thought he would do this when he came to washington. turn this inside out. >> to buttress your point, it had long been held on capitol hill that freshmen were there to be seen and not heard. in 1902, there were 42 freshmen that came in on the teddy roosevelt wave. they so quickly learned they were impotent that they formed a club called the tantalus club, an entertainment group that would entertain members of the press and other politicians. what they basically did was...
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give washington a ton of credit. washington laid it on the line. it was a neutral zone turnover by backstrom and awesome finish by seguin. >> eddie: the big guys got into it offensively for the boston bruins, the guys on the capitals pat their goaltender on the backside and the head. big guys for the boston bruins got on the board the last couple of games which they had been shut out the first four of the series. big guys showed up huge in the last two. >> mike: there have been two games today. what did you think of those? you saw them back-to-back on nbc. one was the elimination of the penguins by the flyers. other the pepetuation by the bruins. rangers tomorrow night in ottawa. ottawa can clinch that series with a home ice win. both games on the nbc sports network. phoenix and chicago tomorrow night at 9:00 eastern time at united center. >> pierre: settling of the puck by tyler seguin. bruins and capitals feel at times over the course of this series that the game has been dictated through the middle of the ice. fourth play by backstrom. good posi
give washington a ton of credit. washington laid it on the line. it was a neutral zone turnover by backstrom and awesome finish by seguin. >> eddie: the big guys got into it offensively for the boston bruins, the guys on the capitals pat their goaltender on the backside and the head. big guys for the boston bruins got on the board the last couple of games which they had been shut out the first four of the series. big guys showed up huge in the last two. >> mike: there have been two...
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a washington scandal. there's outrage. heads that roll. investigations are held. and lawsuits are filed. they are usually about sex and money or both. and that's what engulfs both the u.s. secret service and the general services administration this week. where workers on the taxpayer dime allegedly went way, way outside the lines. first, michael, a brief recap. >> i don't know if it's stage three or four. gwen: i don't know. >> if you've been frustrated with government this is a fun time. officials of the general service administration, that's an agency that takes care of office space and other functions, managed to throw $1 million conference for themselves outside of las vegas. including spending $7,000 on sushi and $3,200 on a mind reader. when that story broke, we had four congressional investigations. about half dozen officials at the g.s.a. lost or -- lost their jobs or resigned. and congress is moving now toward a measure that would cap the cost of conferences at $500,000 which will make it harder t
a washington scandal. there's outrage. heads that roll. investigations are held. and lawsuits are filed. they are usually about sex and money or both. and that's what engulfs both the u.s. secret service and the general services administration this week. where workers on the taxpayer dime allegedly went way, way outside the lines. first, michael, a brief recap. >> i don't know if it's stage three or four. gwen: i don't know. >> if you've been frustrated with government this is a fun...
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today the george washington university is the embodiment of that vision. under president knapp's leadership, university has established the center for civic engagement and public service to help develop the next generation of public service leaders and last year the steven and diane robinson knapp fellowship entrepreneurial service learning was established. fellowship inspired by the deep commitment to service and community engagement that gw students exhibit every week. i'd also like to thank the sponsors who enabled us to have this meeting free of charge, for all attendees. the victor pinchuk foundation, the peter peterson foundation, microsoft, joan and irwin jacobs, peter kovler, the prospect fund and boos allen hamilton. thank you very much. [ applause ] tonight, there are more than 1,000 of you here, from more than 300 universities, more than 80 youth organizations, 82 nations, and all 50 states of the united states. you have already made 915 commitments to change your schools, your communities, and the lives of people across the world. you represent
today the george washington university is the embodiment of that vision. under president knapp's leadership, university has established the center for civic engagement and public service to help develop the next generation of public service leaders and last year the steven and diane robinson knapp fellowship entrepreneurial service learning was established. fellowship inspired by the deep commitment to service and community engagement that gw students exhibit every week. i'd also like to thank...
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she moved to washington, d.c. and set up very successful business. she was also the dressmaker for the wife of jefferson davis who asked her to go south with them when the confederacy moved to richmond, asked her to go to richmond. she chose not to. she interviewed basically for a position as mrs. lincoln's dressmaker, and the two became much more than client and entrepreneur. they really became friends. an equal friendship to be sure, but they became friends and she was mary lincoln's closest confidante all that time in the white house. >> some of the other artifacts in the mary lincoln section. the watch? >> the watch. we talk about in this section about mary lincoln and her philanthropy, because she was an active supporter of the sanitary commission to raise money for wounded soldiers. she visited hospitals. and that watch was actually won by her husband for giving the most money to a -- as contribution to a sanitary fair, so one talks about her philanthropy, but it also raises a wonderful image of an organizer of a fair saying i need you to give
she moved to washington, d.c. and set up very successful business. she was also the dressmaker for the wife of jefferson davis who asked her to go south with them when the confederacy moved to richmond, asked her to go to richmond. she chose not to. she interviewed basically for a position as mrs. lincoln's dressmaker, and the two became much more than client and entrepreneur. they really became friends. an equal friendship to be sure, but they became friends and she was mary lincoln's closest...
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marcus brauchli is the editor of "the washington post," was the editor of the washington journal. you have their buy yoes owes. ken i have known for 30 years. he also has written ten books. the latest of which is "googled." but every one of these books has really dealt with communications and people who are changing the nature of communications. want to start with a little historical overview to get this thing started, which is it's been about 50 years since the advent of the digital age and its impact on content. for the first 25 years of that period in the digital age, the format of the content in dirgitl form was discussion. it was the early days of the internet with the bulletin board systems and then eventually online services with the well and leading up to consumable like aol in which people formed communities and were on chat rooms and bulletin boards and discussion groups and everything was shared socially in terms of information and discussion. in approximately 1995 with the advent of the mosaic browser and other things, there was a dramatic shift in the way the internet
marcus brauchli is the editor of "the washington post," was the editor of the washington journal. you have their buy yoes owes. ken i have known for 30 years. he also has written ten books. the latest of which is "googled." but every one of these books has really dealt with communications and people who are changing the nature of communications. want to start with a little historical overview to get this thing started, which is it's been about 50 years since the advent of...
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i am here to speak in favor a 8 washington of the project -- i am here to speak in favor of the 8 washington project. the private the way club is not disappearing. the developer is building a new $12 million fitness facility and four new polls. secondly, and most important for those of us who cannot afford to belong to the private club, it opens the project to the public. the proposed project is dedicated to public space. 8 washington opens up the eastern side of the waterfront to all san franciscans, including wide landscape areas along the embarcadero and jackson street, about 20,000 square feet of restaurant and retail space, a new 4500-square- foot public park with various facilities for children to play. the project as onto many public parks and recreation facility is located nearby. the eir says there are 10 publicly-available parks in the neighborhood. i urge you to certify the eir and approve a 8 washington project. it opens up a part of the waterfront that since the 1970's only a select few could enjoy a. with 8 washington all san franciscans will be able to recreate, lounge, and st
i am here to speak in favor a 8 washington of the project -- i am here to speak in favor of the 8 washington project. the private the way club is not disappearing. the developer is building a new $12 million fitness facility and four new polls. secondly, and most important for those of us who cannot afford to belong to the private club, it opens the project to the public. the proposed project is dedicated to public space. 8 washington opens up the eastern side of the waterfront to all san...
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and the worst of it happened when washington, large part of washington's army, surrounded, at fort washington, which was at the northern tip of manhattan. washington was across the -- the -- the hudson river in new jersey. watching. as that army was defeated. and forced to surrender. and then worse than that -- after the men surrendered, par tu -- particularly, the riflemen of the haitian and british forces, a good many of those, of those riflemen were beaten up and then some were put to the sword as washington watched, helplessly, from the palisades. other part of the hudson. washington irving who wrote one of the first and best biographies of george washington interviewed the people who were there. and they told him that washington burst into tears. of helplessness and frustration. it was the lowest upon the of what had happened. he had been responsible for that. it was his decision to defend that indefensible force. and he began and others around him, to wonder -- itch thf this was up to his job. and there were grave thoughts that maybe he was -- would have to be replaced. he led his men i
and the worst of it happened when washington, large part of washington's army, surrounded, at fort washington, which was at the northern tip of manhattan. washington was across the -- the -- the hudson river in new jersey. watching. as that army was defeated. and forced to surrender. and then worse than that -- after the men surrendered, par tu -- particularly, the riflemen of the haitian and british forces, a good many of those, of those riflemen were beaten up and then some were put to the...
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esta figura destaca de la musica se encuentra en washington... mas adelante le contamos cual es el objetivo de su visita. gracias por continuar con noticias washington.. fanny gut erso con el, fanny, cuentanos... efectivamente maria rosa, se trata de un gran cantante y compositor: jon secada, quien tuvo una participacion especial en la exposicion anual de salud y liderazgo en el congreso, esto en pro de crear conciencia sobre la gravedad de la hepatitis c... jon secada impulsa una campaña para concientizar a la población hispana sobre la hepatitis c "ya no somos una minoría, somos una potencia muy grande como cultura, y con eso vienen los retos y muchas cosas. y la salud siendo uno de ellos, para educarnos para estar al tanto de lo que significa tantos temas tan importantes para el futuro de nuestros hijos y todos los que vienen." aunque su apoyo a otras causas sociales es activo, en esta oportunidad tiene un motivo personal... "lamentablemente yo perdí a mi viejo hace seis meses, por complicaciones que tienen que ver con la hepatitis c crón
esta figura destaca de la musica se encuentra en washington... mas adelante le contamos cual es el objetivo de su visita. gracias por continuar con noticias washington.. fanny gut erso con el, fanny, cuentanos... efectivamente maria rosa, se trata de un gran cantante y compositor: jon secada, quien tuvo una participacion especial en la exposicion anual de salud y liderazgo en el congreso, esto en pro de crear conciencia sobre la gravedad de la hepatitis c... jon secada impulsa una campaña para...
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near 70 in washington. and by the bay. as we look at the latest travel plans, if you have travel plans today, could be flight delays in new orleans, perhaps birmingham, alabama, toward atlanta. here's the flight path for "discover "discovery," piggybacking on the 747. leaves cape canaveral at 7:00 this morning. should be arriving in washington, off the potomac from the south between t10:00 and 11:00. great weather for that. dark skies. we'll have temperatures near 70 degrees by noontime. and holding steady, low to mid 70s during the afternoon with lots of sunshine. it will be in the 60s for the flyover this morning. and as we look at tomorrow, much cooler, clouds around, maybe a shower late morning or during the afternoon, highs in the mid 60s. then some sun back on thursday. chilly start, near 40, near 70 in the afternoon. then on friday, into the mid 70s. partly sunny and then rain showers over the weekend into the first part of next week. and i traveled to herndon last week to visit fox mill elementary school. talked to
near 70 in washington. and by the bay. as we look at the latest travel plans, if you have travel plans today, could be flight delays in new orleans, perhaps birmingham, alabama, toward atlanta. here's the flight path for "discover "discovery," piggybacking on the 747. leaves cape canaveral at 7:00 this morning. should be arriving in washington, off the potomac from the south between t10:00 and 11:00. great weather for that. dark skies. we'll have temperatures near 70 degrees by...
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i let washington. the fact that you can do to these monuments under the lincoln memorial in the middle of the night is really fantastic. it is something that, when i came here, i did not think we would be looking at a statue. just to see the moral, the white house -- we are in love with us. i have never been in the white house before. i probably will never be asked again. it is very cool. >> what do you think about the attention that the washington press corps gives to this dinner? >> it makes sense that the press would give a lot of attention to a dinner that they host or put on. yes, there is a lot of attention. but it is an unusual thing. you have a very unusual mix of people sitting in a room -- the president and all the top people in media and you hire some buffoon to come in and entertain. in a little way, you feel like you have been commanded by the king to be the court jester or something. >> seth meyers has done this, don imus, rich little -- have consulted with them or watched their performan
i let washington. the fact that you can do to these monuments under the lincoln memorial in the middle of the night is really fantastic. it is something that, when i came here, i did not think we would be looking at a statue. just to see the moral, the white house -- we are in love with us. i have never been in the white house before. i probably will never be asked again. it is very cool. >> what do you think about the attention that the washington press corps gives to this dinner?...
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"good morning washington" at 5:00 a.m. starts now. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> its wednesday morning, april 25. good morning, washington. i am steve chenevey. >> i am cynne simpson. traffic and weather every ten minutes. lisa baden in a moment, but first adam caskey. i am getting concerned about the weekend weather. >> if we wili am concerned about the apf tonight. 38 degrees in shepherdstown right now 42 in chevy chase, 37 in winchester, 35 in la plata. cold out there to start the day. normally we would be near 50. scattered clouds, sunshine, near 70 this afternoon, warming up nicely. >> starting nicely around the beltway. interstate travel is good. green light in and out of the district. now to news. some metro rail passengers hope they're not in for any trouble today after a train derailed last night at the rosslyn station. thousands of passengers were forced to find another way. >> john gonzalez is live in arlington with the developing story. how is it looking for the morning
"good morning washington" at 5:00 a.m. starts now. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> its wednesday morning, april 25. good morning, washington. i am steve chenevey. >> i am cynne simpson. traffic and weather every ten minutes. lisa baden in a moment, but first adam caskey. i am getting concerned about the weekend weather. >> if we wili am concerned about the apf tonight. 38 degrees in shepherdstown right now 42 in...
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>>sulema salazar con información más importante del día, este telenoticias washington última emisión. >> según testigos de la persona que debió a las dos mujeres anoche en alexandria sigue por ahí. -el asesino de trayvon martin está hoy tras las rejas. -miércoles con temperaturas frías. -en las copa libertadores de américa las chivas de guadalajara buscó un respiro los detalles más adelante. www.atmedios.com >> sulema: 45 días después del asesinato de un joven afroamericano a manos de un vigilante voluntario, después del movimiento nacional pidiendo justicia a las autoridades de la florida anunciaron cargos en su contra y se dice que el sospechoso se encuentra tras las rejas. >> reportera: así reaccionaron en washington los padres del fallecido trayvon martin al escuchar los cargos en contra del presunto asesino de su hijo, george zimmerman que alegó que actuó en defensa propia fue acusado formalmente de homicidio no premeditado por la muerte del joven afroamericano la noche del 26 febrero. a que representamos cargos en contra de estos se merman por asesinato en segundo
>>sulema salazar con información más importante del día, este telenoticias washington última emisión. >> según testigos de la persona que debió a las dos mujeres anoche en alexandria sigue por ahí. -el asesino de trayvon martin está hoy tras las rejas. -miércoles con temperaturas frías. -en las copa libertadores de américa las chivas de guadalajara buscó un respiro los detalles más adelante. www.atmedios.com >> sulema: 45 días después del asesinato de un joven...
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morning, washington. it is april 24. i am steve chenevey. >> i am cynne simpson. we want to get started with traffic and weather every ten minutes. adam caskey has the forecast. will things warmup eventually? >> we are slowly warming up. it takes a little patience with a nor'easter and temperatures will respond. today will be warmer than yesterday. a cold start to this tuesday morning. 39 degrees in rockville and burke, 37 in olney. in columbia, maryland, 36 degrees. in the 30's to low 40's. 42 degrees in prince frederick currently. a little sunshine will go a long way today. we will make 60 with a breeze and a few sprinkles or west of washington? . i will have extended forecast. >> 270 southbound, a person in cardiac arrest on a bus to. the driver pulled on to the right shoulder after montrose road but before old georgetown road. back to news. >> drivers in parts of western maryland will be extra careful while on the road today. this is calling yesterday's snowfall. it started falling sunday night and th
morning, washington. it is april 24. i am steve chenevey. >> i am cynne simpson. we want to get started with traffic and weather every ten minutes. adam caskey has the forecast. will things warmup eventually? >> we are slowly warming up. it takes a little patience with a nor'easter and temperatures will respond. today will be warmer than yesterday. a cold start to this tuesday morning. 39 degrees in rockville and burke, 37 in olney. in columbia, maryland, 36 degrees. in the 30's to...